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How Does Your Society Celebrate Season? in This Issue Emily Newman, Communications Coordinator Dialogue Winter 2015 How Does Your Society Celebrate Season? In This Issue Emily Newman, Communications Coordinator How Does Your Society Celebrate Anyone who identifies as an Ethical Culturist or Ethical Humanist (as Season? 1 well as the many other terms we often use) has been asked, “what do Letter from Executive Dir. 2 you celebrate?” Are there any official Ethical Culture holidays? Perhaps Reflecting on EE Conference 3 Founder’s Day; Darwin Day has grown popular; World Humanist Day may Letter from AEU Board Pres. 4 count; and some strongly believe we should party for the anniversary of the Membership Workshop 5 Declaration of Human Rights, because it is “sacred text.” AEU Songbook Unveiled! 5 We certainly can claim solstices and equinoxes as our holidays because Notes from Your AEU Board 6 Ethical Societies always celebrate the seasons. Like many children growing How Would You Help Spread the up in Ethical Culture, I loved seasonal festivals because they were special Ethical Culture Movement? 7 Sundays when we all got together to do something as a community. In winter we shared gifts and notes with secret buddies, in spring we acted out Congratulations to Teens on a stories, in summer we enjoyed the outdoors, and in fall we danced and sang Wonderful YES Conference! 7 our thankfulness. From conferences throughout the years, I am fascinated FES Perspective of the YES to learn how Society celebrations compare. Conference 8 In the fall, while the Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture has run the Ethical Action Feature: Wampanoag Festival honoring Native American traditions for over 20 years, Kate LaClair Takes the Helm of most Societies have been recreating the story of Stone Soup, or Stone Salad, National Ethical Action 10 for many years. Baltimore Ethical Society has children play the wanderers FES Trip to New Orleans 12 looking for food and adults provide them with the ingredients, ranging from Memorial for Dr. Radest 14 usual carrots to surprise cantaloupe. Each year they update the program so in 2014 Leader Hugh Taft-Morales talked about sustainable living and Darwin Day in Garden City 14 the Ethical Education students improvised a play about water. Northern Wall of Remembrance 15 Virginia Ethical Society extends the Stone Soup story by having the soldiers Celebrate the 100th Assembly 16 go to another village looking for fuel, and again the members must help each other. Washington Ethical Society incorporated the theme of “beauty” into their 2014 children’s play. Each Society prepares a potluck meal to share and collects donations for a local food drive. In the winter, Societies combine fun elements of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa with pagan and humanist traditions. We embrace the family we’ve made. Then in spring and summer we cherish our time in nature. During our celebrations you will always find food, music, storytelling, community service, and laughter. Not too different from your average Sunday programming. Maybe more decorations and costumes. Share how your Society celebrates the seasons and get your Society featured on the AEU homepage. Send submissions to [email protected]. Left photo: Leader Amanda Poppei directs Stone Soup play at Washington DC Society. 2 Winter 2015 Dialogue or Hispanic.” The overwhelming number of arrests has been for petty Letter from Executive Director things such as jay walking, having Bart Worden a joint in your pocket, riding a bike on the sidewalk or, in Eric Garner’s We Are Just Beginning to Address case, selling loose cigarettes. Injustices in Law Enforcement You may argue stops were justified because they aimed to quell gun violence in high-crime areas, but Our nation has had an intense time as police officers but rather the there are two problems with this line as long simmering anger over police systematic, pervasive and long- of reasoning: most people who are and community relations erupted standing racism that permeates our stopped are innocent of any crime into mass protests across the society and has persisted in this according to the New York State United States. The anger over police country since Colonial days—is at Attorney General report, which use of deadly force in the killing the heart of the conflicts. noted that only 3% of stops led to of Michael Brown in Ferguson, any criminal conviction or a finding Missouri garnered national attention The disparity in treatment of of guilt on a non-criminal violation. and scenes of law enforcement’s Africans and Europeans can be Guns were found in less than 0.02% response to the subsequent protests traced at least as far back as a court of stops. added fuel to the fire. By the ruling in Virginia in 1640 regarding John Punch, an African slave who This focus on small crimes comes time the grand jury returned no at the expense of dealing with indictment in the Brown case, other had run away with two European men. The Europeans were sentenced major crimes—so much time and highly publicized killings in New energy goes into stopping, arresting York City and Cleveland, Ohio to longer indentures but Punch was sentenced to a life sentence (often arresting the same people inspired mass protests by hundreds over and over again), processing, of groups across the country. of servitude. The disparities increased and persisted: Africans charging, and jailing people. One While the recent killings and non- who were brought to the colonies has to wonder what resources are indictments may have sparked the were designated “slaves” with no left to deal with the tiny percentage protests, there was plenty of tinder time limits and their offspring were of the public that is responsible for in communities of color across the deemed “chattel” (born into slavery) the most egregious crimes. In New nation ready to ignite. The killings while Europeans were designated York City, there were allegations were, after all, how people in those “indentured servants” with strict that police were under-reporting communities expect to be treated time-limits. Indentured servants more serious crimes. For example, by the police. The non-indictments were also afforded legal standing an NYPD whistleblower, Officer only reinforced what they already as complainants in court and were Adrian Schoolcraft of the 81st experienced—civilian people of provided compensation when their Precinct in Brooklyn, provided color have been arrested, charged, servitude was completed. recordings and other evidence imprisoned and branded for life about police manipulation of crime while white police officers have not If you don’t think racism is at work reports, downgrading felonies and even been charged for their actions today, consider the highly disparate discouraging victims from filing when misconduct is apparent. treatment of people of color by law complaints in an effort to keep the enforcement. For example, Matt crime statistics low. The protests reflect long-standing Taibbi, in his book, “The Divide: bitterness over inequities in our American Injustice in the Age of By focusing so much on problem whole system of operations in the Wealth Gap” writes: “In 2011… areas, police have made the numbers this country—and not just law New York City police stopped and look worse for poor neighborhoods enforcement. I believe racism— searched a record 684,724 people. compared to more affluent ones. not the racism of individuals such Out of those, 88 percent were black Continue to page 9 Winter 2015 Dialogue 3 Reflecting on Fall Ethical Education Conference Dale McGowan, National Director of Ethical Education Save These Dates For details visit www.aeu.org The Fall Conference and Family Weekend has always been an important touch point for the Religious Education program of the American Board Meetings Ethical Union. But in 2014, something was different—the name itself. Individual members of Religious Education was renamed Ethical Education (EE), and the member Societies are always conference at Stony Point November 7-9 was our first chance to come welcome to attend meetings. together under the new banner to define a new direction. Saturday, Mar. 14, 9am NYC Saturday, May 9, 9am NYC In my opening remarks, I summarized the current research on ethical development and the input I’ve heard as I’ve traveled and talked across Thu-Sun, June 25-28 the Movement this year, both of which pointed to three themes: Assembly in Stamford, CT 1. EE should be active, not passive; Future of Ethical Societies 2. EE should be integrated into the Society and the community; and (FES) Conference 2015 3. EE should be relevant to the Society, the community, and the May 22-25 Washington, DC students’ lives. “Ethics of Action: Do No Harm or Be More Good?“ Every presentation and activity during the weekend served to reinforce Connect with young adults these themes and key elements of a successful EE program. Melissa across the Ethical Movement Sinclair of the Washington Ethical Society gave insights into starting an for a great weekend. Details EE program from scratch; Jone Johnson Lewis of the Brooklyn Society and registration material will for Ethical Culture spelled out a vision for adult ethical education; Terri be available soon. Karp of the Ethical Culture Society of Bergen County gave ideas for marketing our programs; Audrey Kindred of the New York Society for American Ethical Union Ethical Culture demonstrated an innovative activity called “Speed Deed;” and I presented on a developing initiative called the Ethical Diploma. Assembly 2015 June 25-28 Stamford, CT The weekend was filled with togetherness and community-building, “Creating a Sustainable from a scavenger hunt to African dance by Simba Yangala (Brooklyn), Future: Ethics and Advocacy” and from performances by the children to a moving Colloquy led by Celebrate the 100th AEU Executive Director Bart Worden.
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